Jockey Steve Cauthen suffered a concussion after falling...

August 27, 1988

Jockey Steve Cauthen suffered a concussion after falling in a race Friday and being crushed by two horses in Goodwood, England. Course officials said Cauthen`s mount, Preziosa, fell and brought down another horse, Cuva, three furlongs from the finish of the 1 1/2-mile Country Club Hotels Handicap. Cauthen, 28, was left motionless on the ground after both horses rolled over him. He was carried off the course on a stretcher. Cuva`s jockey, Nicky Adams, suffered a broken collarbone.

- Rusty Wallace, the Winston Cup point leader, escaped serious injury in a spectacular crash at Bristol (Tenn.) International Raceway during practice for Saturday`s Busch 500 NASCAR race. Wallace, 31, slid into the fourth-turn wall, climbing to the top of the wall, turning over and barrel-rolling five times along the main straightaway before his Pontiac came to rest on its wheels just past the finish line. It took rescue workers about 15 minutes to remove Wallace from the car. Wallace underwent precautionary X-rays and was being held for for observation. Alan Kulwicki won the pole at a record 116.893 miles an hour in a Thunderbird. Mark Martin was second.

- Ayrton Senna won the provisional pole for Sunday`s Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps. He averaged 136.516 m.p.h. in his McLaren-Honda. Teammate Alain Prost was second, less than a half-second behind.

- The Express (23-24) won its first game under coach Walt Perrin, beating the Youngstown Pride (24-25) 113-98 before 1,428 at the Horizon. The Express outscored the Pride 34-16 in the second quarter 57-48 halftime lead. The Express didn`t trail in the second half.

- Notre Dame forward Keith Robinson broke a bone in his right foot during a pickup game and probably won`t be at full strength when basketball practice begins Oct. 15. Doctors inserted a pin in Robinson`s injured foot Aug. 5 and ordered him not to run for 10 weeks. Robinson is Notre Dame`s leading returning scorer and rebounder. Former Irish captain Jim Dolan has joined the staff as a graduate assistant coach.

- Chicagoan David Lind, who barely qualified for match play, advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur in Hot Springs, Va. Lind, who had to survive a 31-way playoff to earn the 64th and final berth, beat 1986 winner Buddy Alexander 1-up to reach the final eight. Two-time champion Jay Sigel also was eliminated. He lost in 21 holes to Eric Meeks. . . . Phil Blackmar shot a 6-under-par 64 for a one-stroke lead over Kenny Perry after two rounds of the Provident Classic in Chattanooga. Blackmar was at 130. First-round leaders Bill Britton and Roy Biancalana of Arlington Heights slipped back. Britton had a 70 and trailed by three. Biancalana had a 71. Defending champ Ayako Okamoto shot a 1-under 71 to take a one-shot lead over Nancy Lopez and Rosie Jones after two rounds of the LPGA World Championship in Buford, Ga. Okamoto was at 138. . . . Caroline Pierce, Sally Quinlan, Jerilyn Britz and Kathryn Young each shot a 3-under 69 to share the first-round lead in the LPGA Ocean State Open in Cranston, R.I. . . . Bob Charles shot a 7-under 63 for a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Senior Classic in Lex-ington, Ky. Dick Hendrickson was a stroke behind, and Gary Player and Bob Boldt were at 65. . . . Bob E. Smith fired a 4-under 67 to gain a share for the lead with Wayne Riley and Mike Harwood after two rounds of the German Open in Frankfurt. They were at 134, a stroke ahead of Eamonn Darcy, Des Smyth, Jimmy Heggarty, Frank Nobilo and Bryan Norton. Seve Ballesteros was two strokes behind.

- Southern Illinois assistant coach Dan Callahan, 29, has been named Eastern Illinois baseball coach. The appointment is effective Jan. 1. Callahan, a Spring-field native, replaces Tom McDevitt, who resigned in May to become a full-time academic adviser.

- Andy Benes allowed just two hits and struck out nine in eight innings as the U.S. Olympic team coasted to a 9-1 victory over Nicaragua in the World Baseball Championship in Grosseto, Italy. The U.S. got 11 hits, including a solo home run by Tino Martinez and run-scoring doubles by Tom Goodwin and White Sox draft pick Robin Ventura.

- Houston Rockets center Akeem Olajuwon has demanded to renegotiate his contract that will pay him a total of more than $23 million. ``Akeem is seeking to renegotiate because he wants to be paid up to par with other superstars around the NBA,`` a source told KRIV-TV. Olajuwon signed an eightyear extension in 1986. The source told KRIV that Olajuwon was upset that a player such as David Robinson, who will join the San Antonio Spurs next season, will earn more as a rookie than Olajuwon will in his sixth NBA season. Olajuwon will earn $1.525 million this season and will reach $2 million for the 1990-1991 season.